Heart Benefit Seeks To Cut Cholesterol, Fat

September 20, 1991|By LISA A. STEMLE, Special to the Sun-Sentinel

A healthy diet with limited fat and cholesterol is important to reducing the risk of heart disease, the nation`s No. 1 killer. With that goal in mind, The American Heart Association is holding a food festival all next week.

In this area, the Palm Beach County Region of the American Heart Association will mark the festival with six free, educational seminars. The theme is ``Controlling Cholesterol is a Family Affair,`` and seminars will include doctors and registered dietitians talking on diet, heart disease and steps for a healthier lifestyle.

Some of the seminars will include cooking demonstrations and samples for the audience. There will also be samples of yogurt and fat-free products. Printed material on reducing fat and cholesterol in the diet will be distributed.

Reservations are not required for the seminars.

Publix supermarkets, one of the sponsors of the food festival, will have the printed material on healthy eating in its stores for the week. Heart-healthy shopping lists will also be available at Publix.

``We are looking for at least 100 people at each seminar location,`` said Dee Rickard, program director for the Palm Beach Region of the American Heart Association.